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REFERENCE
Symptom
Picture or sound of
broadcasting channel is
weak or missing.
Can’t play disc recorded
on this Recorder on
another DVD player.
Cannot record or did
not record successfully.
Stereo Audio Record
and/or Playback not
present.
Cause
Antenna or cables are loose.
Wrong Tuning Band is selected in the
Recorder Setup menu.
The disc was recorded in Video mode.
Some players will not play even a
finalized disc recorded in Video mode.
The disc was recorded in VR mode.
Discs recorded with copy-once materi-
al cannot be played on other players.
The remaining blank space on the
disc is insufficient.
The source you are trying to record is
copy-protected.
When setting the recording channel,
the channel is tuned on the TV’s own
tuner.
When recording to a Video mode disc,
programs that are copy-once protect-
ed cannot be recorded.
TV is not Stereo-compatible.
Broadcast program is not in stereo for-
mat.
Recorder A/V Out jacks are not
connected to TV A/V In jacks.
Recorder Audio/Video Out is not
selected for viewing at the TV.
Recorder’s TV audio channel is set to
SAP or MONO.
Correction
Tighten connections or replace cable.
Try [Auto Channel Set] options; see
page 20 for details.
Finalize the disc; see page 23.
No solution.
The other player must be RW
compatible in order to play it.
No solution.
Use another disc.
You cannot record the source.
Select the channel on the Recorder’s
built-in TV tuner.
Use a VR mode formatted disc for
copy-once material.
No solution.
No solution.
Make A/V connections. Stereo is avail-
able only via A/V output from Recorder.
Select AUX or A/V source as TV input.
Set TV audio channel mode to Stereo.
See [Changing TV Audio Channel] on
page 25.
Resetting the Recorder
If you observe any of the following symptoms...
• When the Recorder is plugged in, but the
power will not turn on or off.
• When the display window is not working.
• When the Recorder does not operate
normally.
You can reset the Recorder as follows:
• Press and hold the STANDBY/ON button for
more than five seconds. This will force the
Recorder to power off.
Press the STANDBY/ON button again to turn
the Recorder back on.
• Unplug the power cord and then plug the
power cord again after more than five sec-
onds.